⭐️ The Prizes:

• 1st Place: $1,000 cash to support your future goals ($500 per player)
• 2nd Place: $500 in Chicken N Pickle gift cards ($250 per player)

Doubles pickleball tournament and open play event presented by ICT Hangouts.

The future of pickleball is NOW: The Dink Minor League Pickleball is sweeping the nation with its innovative, fun and social amateur MLPlay™ Team Event.

v3 is an innovative expansion of Minor League Pickleball in which teams of 3 players compete against one another.  Matches consist of 3 sub-games, each to 21 points. See the rules section for additional guidelines.

Rules

V3 FORMAT: The Dink Minor League Pickleball v3 is a round-robin team competition with guaranteed matches. Gendered teams of 3 players are broken into divisions (based on their combined DUPR rating) to compete against each other in three 21-point games. Top teams will face off in a bracket playoff.

v3 Match Format: 3 games constitute a match. An example of the format is as follows:
Player 1 and Player 2 from each team play the first game
Player 2 and Player 3 play the second game
Player 1 and Player 3 play the third game
*Players will pick their lineups before the match starts.

The Minor League Pickleball Guarantee:
Predictable playing times and reduced waiting periods between matches.
Guaranteed 6 played games with at least 3 matches each.
A fair, level-based competitive experience - whatever your level of play

MiLP v3 DUPR Divisions:
DUPR 15 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 15.30)
***No maximum individual player DUPR

DUPR 13 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 13.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.600 to play in DUPR 13

DUPR 11 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 11.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.100 to play in DUPR 11

DUPR 9 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 9.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 3.600 to play in DUPR 9

Grab your partner, your beverage of choice, and your best sense of balance as you battle it out on the courts. Whether you’re here for fierce competition or just the laughs, this tournament is all about fun, friends, and unforgettable rallies. Expect creative shots, unintentional spins, and plenty of good-natured chaos.

We’ll have music, prizes, refreshments, and bragging rights for the most skilled (or lucky!) players who can sip, serve, and smash their way to victory. Cheers to great play, great company, and great memories—one can at a time!

Pickleball and Cornhole tournament benefiting Senior Services of Wichita and Wichita Cancer Foundation.

Events:

• Friday after 4 PM - 50/50 and Heroes Divisions
• Saturday - Men's and Women's Doubles
• Sunday - Mixed Doubles

Format:

• All divisions will be round robin format with either one group of players or multiple pools. You will play everyone in your group or pool. The combined skill divisions will have an upper and lower playoff bracket (min. 8 teams) depending on how you finish in your pool or round robin event. Playoff brackets will be 2 out of 3 matches time permitting.

Registration Cost:

•  $65 for the first event
• $20 each for 2nd and 3rd events

The DRC will host a coed pickleball tournament during the Smoke on the Plains BBQ Festival. This is a mixed doubles recreational tournament. All games will be self-officiated. The $30 fee is for a 2-person team ($27 for seniors). Registration deadline is June 10, 2026.

*Two weeks after registering for this tournament, you will receive an email that says your trial is about to expire. Please ignore it. You do NOT need to pay for an individual Pickleball Den membership to participate in our tournament.

*Format, brackets, pools, and other details are subject to change at the discretion of the tournament director, based on entries.

*Players will be notified of any changes by email. The tournament will begin promptly at 5:00 pm. Please arrive early. The courts will be available for warmup at 4:30 pm.